Experienced, Lead or Senior Procurement Agent

Experienced, Lead or Senior Procurement Agent

Company:

The Boeing Company

Job ID:

00000436731

Date Posted:

2024-08-23

Location:

USA - El Segundo, CA

Job Description Qualifications:

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Experienced, Lead or Senior Procurement Agent to join our dynamic team in El Segundo, CA.

Position Responsibilities - Experienced Level 3:

• Integrates program, customer, product and in-service strategies into source selection, negotiation and contracting strategies.
• Negotiates pricing and contract terms and conditions.
• Prepares and executes negotiated contractual documents and binding agreements.
• Conducts risk, issues and opportunities management.
• Manages supply and demand, schedules, supplier quality, delivery and financial performance.
• Initiates and executes supplier improvement activities and integrates results into contracting strategies.

Position Responsibilities - Lead Level 4:

• Provides oversight and management of supply and demand, schedules, supplier quality, delivery and financial performance.
• Leads negotiation of pricing and contract terms and conditions.
• Prepares and executes negotiation strategies resulting in contractual documents and binding agreements.
• Interprets and enforces contract terms and conditions.
• Consults with external customers to resolve supplier performance issues.
• Leads supplier performance teams to develop strategic supplier solutions across programs and commodities.
• Participates on supply chain process improvement teams and identifies improvement opportunities for potential integration into supplier contract strategies.

Position Responsibilities – Senior Level 5:

• Develops procurement and supply chain solutions, strategies and policies to support customer requirements.
• Develops and executes company strategic business goals and objectives.
• Consults on proposal analyses and development of negotiation strategies.
• Formalizes procurement requirements with customers and leads the supplier negotiation process.
• Prepares and executes negotiated documents.
• Ensures compliance with company procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Manages contract terminations.
• Develops organization and company improvement plans.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

This position is for 1st shift.

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. (An Interim and/or final U.S. Top Secret/SCI Clearance Post Start is required.)

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Three or more years of experience in Supplier Management/Procurement as a Purchasing Agent or Buyer, Supplier Program Manager, Supply Chain Management Analyst/Item Manager, or Supply Base Manager
• Three or more years of experience with Supplier Management, Supply Chain, and/or Procurement practices and processes
• Three or more years of procurement experience in a defense and/or government environment
• Three or more years of experience interacting with customers or suppliers regarding contract requirements and/or proposals
• Three or more years of experience with Microsoft Office Products like Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
• Strong analytic, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Three or more years of experience in SAP Procure to Pay or Accounts Payable
• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance
• Experienced Level 3: More than 3 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Lead Level 4: More than 5 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Senior Level 5: More than 10 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Typical Education/Experience:

Experienced Level 3: Typically 6 or more years’ related work experience or relevant military experience. Advanced degree (e.g. Bachelor, Master, etc.) preferred, but not required.